| e-mail: | sphisho [at] l.u-tokyo.ac.jp (*replace [at] with @) |
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| Tel: | 03-3815-6673 |
Social psychology is an empirical science that studies the dynamic interdependent relationships between people's behavior in social settings, the underlying mental processes, and the sociocultural underpinnings of that behavior. The department’s research covers a wide range of topics including the cognition and understanding of social situations and the information processing processes that support them; interpersonal behaviors such as helping, aggression, cooperation, and empathy; group and organizational behaviors such as the formation of norms and public opinion, leadership, and group decision making; and cultural and historical influence processes. Fundamental findings are also being applied to elucidate various contemporary social events and phenomena such as issues surrounding politics, aging, and the Internet.
Teaching staff
Kaori KARASAWA (Professor) Social psychology, Social cognition, Relationship with science and technology
| Research fields: | Her social cognition research focuses on interpersonal cognition, stereotypes, and judgment bias in moral judgments. Her other research covers the social acceptance of science and technology, social implementation and well-being of science and technology, and ethical and social issues brought about by science and technology. |
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| Courses taught: | She provides experimental training in social psychology and holds seminars dealing with social cognition and stereotypes. (Click here for more information) |
Yukiko MURAMOTO (Professor) Social psychology, Cultural psychology, Group dynamics
| Research fields: | She is engaged in research that examines the processes by which group norms are generated and maintained, and the determinants of cultural differences in the mind (differences in the psychological and behavioral tendencies of people living in different societies). |
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| Courses taught: | Her introductory lectures cover social psychology, practical training in methodology, and exercises dealing with recent trends in psychological research on culture and groups. (Click here for more information) |
Yohsuke OHTSUBO (Professor) Social psychology, Evolutionary psychology
| Research fields: | He studies interpersonal relationships based on the evolutionary game theory. He is also interested in signal evolution and human life history. |
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| Courses taught: | He provides experimental training in social psychology, lectures on general social psychology, and seminars dealing with the analyses of social behavior based on the evolutionary game theory models. (Click here for more information) |
Kazunori INAMASU (Associate Professor) Social psychology, Political psychology, Media and communication studies
| Research fields: | His applied research deals with contemporary social issues from the perspective of social psychology, focusing on the formation of public opinion and influence of the media and communication thereon. |
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| Courses taught: | He provides experimental training in social psychology, lectures on general social psychology, and exercises dealing with the application of social psychology to real social problems related to public opinion, the media, and so on. (Click here for more information) |
Keita SUZUKI (Assistant Professor) Social psychology, Cultural psychology
| Research fields: | His research explores how views of competence interact with situations, the environment, and culture to influence our approach to tasks and perceptions of others. |
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| Courses taught: | He provides practical training on how to conduct experiments and surveys in social psychology. (For more information) |
Hye Rin KIM (Project Research Associate)
| Research fields: | Social Psychology |
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